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John Wilker

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Business

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John lives in Denver with his amazing wife, and two nutty little dogs, where he enjoys patio beers, gardening, and camping.

He's been writing since he could but made the leap to sharing with the public in 2017 with his Space Rogues series.

John is an active member of the SFWA as wells as a board member of the Colorado Authors League.

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	Space Rogues (Space Rogues #1) 4.16 avg rating — 1,027 ratings — published 2017 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Any Job Will Do 3.89 avg rating — 481 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Big Ship, Lots of Guns (Space Rogues #2) 4.34 avg rating — 332 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Behemoth Job (Space Rogues #3) 4.38 avg rating — 270 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stay Warm, Don't Die (Space Rogues, #4) 4.41 avg rating — 169 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So This is Earth? (Space Rogues #5) 4.47 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Guy Walks into a Bar (Space Rogues #7) 4.53 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	War and Peace (Space Rogues #6) 4.54 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Space Rogues Omnibus 1 (Space Rogues #1-3) 4.30 avg rating — 129 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Here There Be Monsters (Space Rogues #8) by John Wilker (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 121 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Looking Towards Tomorrow

The literal and metaphorical tomorrow.

I wrote up my year in review, and thought “Huh I didn’t address the future” so here we are, a post about that.

Honestly, I’m not feeling super optimistic about 2026. I mean after 2025 how could anyone be optimistic? Our President undid so much in his second first year with complete impunity, why would he stop or slow down?

Maybe the mid-terms will help? But Who

Series by John Wilker

Space Rogues (10 books)
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The Grand Human Empire (3 books)
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Expedition Inc (1 book)
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J. Beckett (pen name)

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Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It

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